Tornado Response

Tornado Emergency Response Plan

Communication

Communication of a tornado warning can be relayed to all campus personnel by several means:

Siloam Springs Emergency Warning Sirens. These sirens will sound a three minute warning blast from locations throughout the city when a tornado warning has been issued and the city may be in danger. These sirens will direct all campus persons to seek shelter immediately.

JBU has implemented a Crisis Alert System that gives administration and security staff the ability to reach all students, faculty and staff with time-sensitive information during unforeseen events or emergencies using voice, email and text messaging. In order to update your information log into EagleNet and visit "CAS Registration" in the resources menu.

There are several websites on the internet that can be accessed so people can be informed of severe weather that may occur in the area. Some of these are: wunderground.com, noaa.gov, and weather.com.

Local radio stations notify listeners of tornado warnings, but this method of notification should only be depended on when other means are not available.

Shelters

Emergency shelter areas have been designated in each building on campus. Each occupant should be familiar with the building shelter areas. Building evacuation plans are posted in common areas in all buildings on campus.

Public Buildings

ADMISSIONS BUILDING: Basement, East end of building wings away from outer walls and windows, restrooms.

Personal Protection Posture

All persons should kneel down or squat on the floor and place their arms over their head and neck area to protect them from possible flying debris. Heavy desks or furniture can be used to crawl under for extra protection. All persons should remain in the shelters until the "all-clear" signal has been given or until instructed by building monitor. This "all-clear" signal is a 45 second blast on the city emergency warning siren.back to top menu